What Is The Theme Of Loss In Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh, Story of Loss Gilgamesh is a book translated by Herbert Mason. It is the first story that is ever written in the human history. This book is about a King named Gilgamesh, who is tyrant to his people. After he gets into a fight with Enkidu because his people were praising Enkidu not him, he became friends with him. However, Enkidu dies on the mission to kill Humbaba, slave of Gods, because Gilgamesh wants to prove himself more powerful. The book conveys that going through loss or experiencing loss can make you a better person. The theme emerges in the text when Gilgamesh loses his “friend”. The whole world turned upside down for him, “he wept bitterly for his friend” (Mason 53). The theme is refined when Gilgamesh yearns for Enkidu’s